Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

If you’ve ever found a small animal impaled on a spike, odds are it was killed by a shrike.

Everglades National Park - The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a songbird that thinks it's a bird of prey. This robust, cunning bird infamously stores its prey impaled on thorns and cactus

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Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

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Creature Feature: Loggerhead shrike

Shrike birds use deadly branch spike to kill their prey

Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes, Loggerhead Shrike, Stori

Loggerhead Shrike: Converting Thorns into Meat-hooks

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

Shrikes: Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes

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The Executioner Bird (or Impaler Bird) will impale its prey on a spike, splinter, or barbed wire. This unique technique uses it to hold its prey while eating it, to store it

Meet the Bird That Impales Prey on Spikes